Bradford City AFC vs Plymouth Argyle FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2025-26

Bradford City AFC

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Plymouth Argyle FC

Tue 21 Apr 2026 · 18:45 UTC Valley Parade 18,475 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 8' Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu

Will Swan 72' 1–1

Y 25' Alexander Mitchell

Y 36' Malachi Boateng

Y 55' Owen Dale

Y 74' Matthew Sorinola

Y 84' Aribim Pepple

George Lapslie 90' Y

Overview

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Bradford City AFC vs Plymouth Argyle FC — League One at Valley Parade.

Bradford City AFC 7 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Plymouth Argyle FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jamie O'Connor (England)
Assistant 1 Drew Dutton (England)
Assistant 2 Matthew Sowerby (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Bradford City AFC	7	15
2	Sheffield Wednesday FC	7	14
3	Stockport County FC	8	13
4	Plymouth Argyle FC	8	13
5	Cambridge United FC	8	13
6	Huddersfield Town AFC	7	12
7	Burton Albion FC	8	12
8	AFC Wimbledon	8	12
9	Reading FC	7	11
10	Oxford United FC	6	11
11	Leyton Orient FC	7	10
12	Wycombe Wanderers FC	8	10
13	Stevenage FC	7	9
14	Leicester City FC	7	9
15	Blackpool FC	7	8
16	Luton Town FC	7	8
17	Mansfield Town FC	7	8
18	Barnsley FC	7	8
19	Bromley FC	7	8
20	Notts County FC	7	7
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	7	6
22	Milton Keynes Dons FC	7	6
23	Peterborough United FC	8	5
24	Wigan Athletic FC	7	4

Head-to-Head

Bradford City AFC 5 games · Avg 2.2 goals Plymouth Argyle FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-21 Bradford City AFC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC 2025-12-06 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–1 Bradford City AFC 2019-02-16 Bradford City AFC 0–0 Plymouth Argyle FC 2018-12-08 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–3 Bradford City AFC

Recent Form

Bradford City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Apr	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	1–1	D
18 Apr	Barnsley FC	A	2–2	D
11 Apr	Stevenage FC	H	0–1	L
06 Apr	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	2–1	W
03 Apr	Northampton Town FC	H	1–0	W
21 Mar	Burton Albion FC	A	1–2	L

Plymouth Argyle FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Apr	Bradford City AFC	A	1–1	D
18 Apr	AFC Wimbledon	A	3–1	W
11 Apr	Exeter City FC	H	2–2	D
06 Apr	Barnsley FC	A	3–0	W
03 Apr	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	1–2	L
21 Mar	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	3–1	W

Season Stats

Bradford City AFC		Plymouth Argyle FC
#1	Position	#4
15	Points	13
7	Played	8
5 / 0 / 2	W / D / L	4 / 1 / 3
7	Scored	14
4	Conceded	11
+3	GD	+3
2.14	PPG	1.63
71%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

71% Clean Sheets
Bradford City AFC this season

25% Clean Sheets
Plymouth Argyle FC this season

Bradford City AFC are 1st (15 pts). Plymouth Argyle FC are 4th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bradford City AFC

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Plymouth Argyle FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

2/2

46-60

4/2

61-75

1/2

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bradford City AFC

Bobby Pointon	2 G
Nick Powell	1 G
Macaulay Gillesphey	1 G
Aden Baldwin	1 G

Plymouth Argyle FC

Aribim Pepple	3 G
Oliver Irow	3 G
Harvey White	2 G	1 A
Will Evans	2 G
Xavier Amaechi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Bradford City AFC host Plymouth Argyle FC — let the battle begin!
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bradford City AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
8' Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
13' Matthew Sorinola is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bradford City AFC tonight.
18' Both keepers have barely been tested. Bradford City AFC and Plymouth Argyle FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
23' It is a cagey affair so far. Bradford City AFC in their 3-4-3 trying to find a way past Plymouth Argyle FC's compact 4-4-2.
25' The referee shows Plymouth Argyle FC player a card on 25.
29' Another change for Plymouth Argyle FC made on 29 minute. Brendan Galloway leaves to be changed by Matthew Sorinola.
34' The travelling Plymouth Argyle FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
36' Malachi Boateng has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 36.
41' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
46' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bradford City AFC and Plymouth Argyle FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Owen Dale.
60' George Lapslie is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bradford City AFC so far.
61' The Plymouth Argyle FC bench stirs into life. Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu is withdrawn and Caleb Watts gets his opportunity.
63' Nick Powell is ready to make an impact after coming on for Josh Neufville at the 63 minute mark.
68' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
72' Will Swan has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 72 minutes.
74' Plymouth Argyle FC player sees a card in front of him.
79' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Plymouth Argyle FC winning 100% of all matches.
80' Another change for Plymouth Argyle FC made on 80 minute. Owen Dale leaves to be changed by Xavier Amaechi.
84' Aribim Pepple was booked on 84.
89' Plymouth Argyle FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
90' George Lapslie was booked on 90.
90' Stephen Humphrys makes way for Matthew Pennington at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bradford City AFC.
1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Bradford City AFC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

1
Sam Walker
6
Max Power
19
Kayden Jackson
4
Joe Wright
26
Curtis Tilt
32
George Lapslie
11
Stephen Humphrys ↓ Matthew Pennington 90'
7
Josh Neufville ↓ Nick Powell 63'
3
Ibou Touray
15
Aden Baldwin
21
Jenson Metcalfe ↓ Will Swan 63'

Bench

Coach Graham Alexander

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

28
Ronan Curtis
22
Brendan Galloway ↓ Matthew Sorinola 29'
45
Wes Harding
4
Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu ↓ Caleb Watts 61'
35
Owen Dale ↓ Xavier Amaechi 80'
1
Conor Hazard
9
Lorent Tolaj
27
Aribim Pepple
2
Mathias Ross
19
Malachi Boateng
15
Alexander Mitchell

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Freddie Ladapo	2
Jack Payne	2
Julio Pleguezuelo	1
Harvey White	1
Joel Grant	1
George Miller	1
Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu	1
Will Swan	1

Head to Head

Bradford City AFC Form

2026-04-21 Bradford City AFC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2026-04-18 Barnsley FC 2–2 Bradford City AFC D 2026-04-11 Bradford City AFC 0–1 Stevenage FC L 2026-04-06 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–2 Bradford City AFC W 2026-04-03 Bradford City AFC 1–0 Northampton Town FC W 2026-03-21 Burton Albion FC 2–1 Bradford City AFC L

Plymouth Argyle FC Form

2026-04-21 Bradford City AFC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2026-04-18 AFC Wimbledon 1–3 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2026-04-11 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–2 Exeter City FC D 2026-04-06 Barnsley FC 0–3 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2026-04-03 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–2 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2026-03-21 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.03 Bradford City AFC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.01 Plymouth Argyle FC xG

I would bet for: Bradford City AFC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Bradford City AFC37% Draw32% Plymouth Argyle FC31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.04

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	61%	39%
± 2.5	33%	67%
± 3.5	15%	85%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Bradford City AFC or Draw

69%

Draw or Plymouth Argyle FC

63%

Bradford City AFC or Plymouth Argyle FC

68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bradford City AFC23% Draw54% Plymouth Argyle FC23%

Actual: Plymouth Argyle FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

15.5%

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

12.1%

0 – 1

11.8%

2 – 1

6.7%

1 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

6.6%

0 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

3.5%

3 – 1

2.4%

1 – 3

2.3%

3 – 0

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Bradford City AFC

Handicap	Bradford City AFC covers	Push	Plymouth Argyle FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	20%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	20%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Bradford City AFC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.